Marjorie Roswell

Research shows that Prop. 37 will have no cost impact on consumers or food producers. In a recent study on the economic impact of Proposition 37, Joanna Shepherd Bailey, Ph.D., Professor at Emory University School of Law, concluded that there would be “no increases in prices as a result of the relabeling required.”

In Europe, introduction of GMO labeling produced no increase in food costs. David Byrne, former European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament, stated that when Europe introduced GMO labeling in 1997, "it did not result in increased costs, despite the horrifying (double-digit) prediction of some interests.”

Studies have found that, at best, crops that have been genetically engineered provide the same yields as non-genetically modified crops.

Please join our campaign right now to become a part of our grassroots movement. By signing up and taking action, you become the backbone of an entirely different type of statewide campaign – a campaign led by tens of thousands of people like you who just want to know what’s in our food. Vote YES on Prop 37.

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The California Yes on 37 Right to Know Campaign today pledged to make history again with an ambitious plan to organize another million Californians who want to the right know what’s in their food.

The campaign tapped into a deep grassroots passion for knowing what’s in our food with a statewide network of thousands of volunteers to help quickly qualify for the November ballot. The initiative, which calls for simple labels on foods that have been genetically engineered, collected almost a million signatures in just 10 weeks.

“No other election campaign we know of has mobilized so many voters so quickly with such a huge network of volunteers,” said Stacy Malkan, a spokeswoman for Yes on 37. “This is a powerful people’s movement. Californians are demanding the right to know what they are eating and feeding their children.”

OAKLAND: The biggest funder of the campaign against Proposition 37 ran ads supporting labeling of genetically engineered foods (GMOs) in Europe back in the 1990s, according to the San Jose Mercury News. The pro-labeling ads highlight growing credibility problems among opponents of California's food labeling measure.

The Mercury News reports that St.-Louis-based chemical industry giant Monsanto Company ran newspaper advertisements saying “Food Labelling. It has Monsanto’s Full Backing,” after the European Union approved labels for genetically engineered food back in 1997. Monsanto has contributed more than $4.2 million to the campaign to defeat California’s Proposition 37, which would be the first law requiring similar labels on genetically engineered food in the United States.

After decades of being unable to choose whether or not to consume genetically engineered food - because corporations have refused to label them - you and 90% of the country are saying, “No More.”

And you’re working with us to win ‘the right to know.’ Thanks to you and thousands of other supporters, California has a real chance to make history in November, by passing the country’s first mandatory GMO labeling law.

We’ve reached our immediate goal, and we’re grateful. But while public support is on our side, we also know that Monsanto and the rest of the corporate food and biotech industry will fight hard – and spend millions – to defeat this law. So we’ll keep going.

If you weren't able to pitch in this time, but you've spread the word by sharing articles or telling friends about this campaign -- thank you! Every action counts. And please be sure to forward this email, or share it with your friends on social media so we can continue to grow – and win in November!

Thank you!

Gary, Pamm, Stacy and all of us here at Yes on 37!

P.S. It’s not too late! Every dollar you donate goes directly into the fund that will be used to get our message out and combat the lies being spread by Big Biotech and Big Food to defeat our labeling initiative.

Your donation will go directly toward winning the campaign in California this year.

Let today be the day!

Gary, Pamm, Stacy and all of us here at Yes on 37!

P.S. The FDA conducts no independent safety testing on genetically engineered foods. Instead, it relies on the entirely voluntary word of the biotech industry – the industry that pockets huge profits from its GMOs – that these products are safe. Please make a generous donation today to help us win the right to know what’s in our food.

National and California state polls couldn’t be any more clear: The majority of people want GMOs labeled. They want the right to know, so they will have the freedom to choose. In nearly 50 other countries – including Russia, China and Japan – consumers have that choice, thanks to mandatory GMO labeling laws.

You can have the right to know, too. But only if we win this historic campaign in November.

We’re one week into our multi-partner fundraising campaign to raise $500,000 by September 12. But we are still far short of our goal.

Past efforts to pass GMO labeling laws have failed. But this time it’s different. This time, the citizens have initiated this law – powerful corporations won’t be able to lobby politicians to kill it. Of course, that hasn’t stopped the opposition from ponying up millions for an anti-labeling propaganda campaign.

Big Food, represented by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, along with the biotech industry - Monsanto, BASF, Bayer, Dow, DuPont and Syngenta – are filling their war chests, buying up TV ad space, doing what they do best: Trying to scare you into thinking that somehow, the right to know what’s in your food isn’t in your best interest.

We can’t outraise the corporations that are making huge profits on foods they won’t label. But with public support, truth – and you – on our side, we can run a smart, effective campaign to spread the word and get out the vote. And win in November.

Help us counter the deceptive campaign that powerful chemical and agricultural biotechnology corporations are running to keep you from knowing what’s in your food.

50 countries already have mandatory GMO labeling laws, but here in the U.S. you don’t have the right to know if your food has been genetically engineered.

Monsanto, DuPont, Dow, ConAgra and a host of other pesticide and processed food corporations have already raised $25 million this year to ensure you’re kept in the dark about what’s in the food you eat and serve your family.

How is it that corporations can serve genetically engineered food without labeling it?

Because well-funded biotech and corporate food lobbyists have so far scuttled every GMO labeling law that has made its way to state legislatures.

Now, for the first time in history, we have a concrete chance to make GMO labeling a reality. Proposition 37, the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act, is a grassroots-powered citizens’ initiative. With your help, it will pass in November!

Poll after poll shows that the vast majority – up to 90% – of Americans want the basic right to know what’s in their food. But thanks to the relentless lobbying efforts – and deep pockets – of Big Food and Big Biotech, you have no way of knowing if the food on your grocery shelves has been genetically altered.

We can pass this law, but only if everyone pitches in to counter the opposition’s $25 million anti-labeling propaganda campaign.

Right now the other side is preparing to bombard California’s airwaves with an endless series of lies and misinformation about the Yes on 37 campaign and we need everyone to pitch in today!

We’re launching this historic campaign today, along with a broad coalition of food, farm, health and environmental groups all over the country, because we know that alone we can’t out-raise our opposition.

But together – with your help - we can raise enough money to get our message out: We will no longer be kept in the dark about genetically engineered foods.

Proposition 37 is a citizens’ ballot initiative, the result of a historic grassroots movement. It would require food manufacturers – who are already required to include detailed nutritional information on their labels – to simply add to their labels whether or not any of the ingredients in their products have been genetically altered.

These same food manufacturers already include this information on the labels of food they export to other countries.

If we win this battle in California, the eighth largest economy in the world, it’s only a matter of time before the entire U.S. has mandatory GMO labeling laws.

P.S. Prop 37 started out as a grassroots movement, and it will be won on the strength of grassroots participation and fundraising. Please make a secure donation by clicking here today or mailing your check.

"As a classically trained chef with a health science degree and having worked withfarmers at farmers markets in California for over a decade, my goal is to empower people to understand where their food comes from and to educate people how to prepare it in the most respectful and delicious manner.

Food labeling is not a new concept. The more information we as consumershave, the more we are able to make educated decisions.

(For example, deciding how many calories, how much sodium or which ingredients we want to consume.)

As Americans, we have the right to know what’s in our food and where it comes from. Since we are responsible for our own personal health, the health of our families and our local community, it’s time to take action and reclaim our food. Knowledge is always in season!

The EPA recently announced there is "mounting evidence" that the Monsanto corn genetically modified to control insects is losing its effectiveness. Western corn rootworms, one of the most destructive pests, have joined other super insects and superweeds that now have a tolerance to the technology that was supposed to keep them away.

Monsanto's corn and soybean seeds engineered with Bt toxin, a pesticide that breaks open the stomach of certain insects, were engineered to kill the worms. But that is no longer working. Super worms are invading American farms and super weeds have now reportedly spread to more than 20 million acres.

In an effort to fight these super problems, farmers are using more toxic pesticides and herbicides on our food. A chief science consultant at the Organic Center said farmers applied 318 million more pounds of pesticides over the first 13 years of commercial GE crop production (1996-2008), as a direct result of planting genetically engineered seeds.

What other dangerous consequences can we expect as a result of Monsanto's actions?

Join a million more for the right to know what we eat. Sign upto make history today!

Check out this morning's debate on KPFA on the morning show with Brian Edwards-Tiekert. Hear all about who is behind the No on 37 campaign, the arguments they are using to keep consumers in the dark about genetic engineering, and how little sense they make! Yes on 37 California Right to Know media director Stacy Malkan takes on Jamie Johansson representing the No side. Who do you think won this one? We'd love to hear your thoughts! As always, feedback welcome to help us sharpen our game.